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FTC Takes Out Porn- and Botnet-Spewing ISP
coondoggie writes "The Federal Trade Commission today got a judge to effectively kill off the Internet service provider 3FN, which the agency said specialized in spam, porn, botnets, phishing, and all manner of malicious web content. The ISP's computer servers and other assets have been seized and will be sold by a court and the operation has been ordered give back $1.08 million to the FTC."
Even a broken clock is right twice a day. There are so many examples of bloated, broken, fiscally irresponsible government programs that your argument is DOA. Welfare comes to mind immediately. If you'd like to sign your paycheck over to the feds because you think they're doing such a great job you go right ahead. I'll keep mine and use it to take care of my family.
I don't believe in karma, I just call it like I see it.
Mere possession is not a crime.
The law tends to disagree with you there. Both in terms of drugs and child pornography. Or alcohol if you're under 21, or burglary tools, or a firearm if you're a convicted felon, etc etc etc.
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